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Acknowledgements

This course and its companion website draw on the work of many educators, researchers, and institutions. The following contributions are gratefully acknowledged.

Dan McCreary's Introduction to Economics

The interactive simulations (MicroSims) and Economist Stories used throughout this site are drawn from Dan McCreary's open-source Introduction to Economics interactive textbook, licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. These browser-based tools --- covering everything from supply and demand to the tragedy of the commons --- allow students to experiment with economic models in real time. The biographical narratives of economists, from Adam Smith to Esther Duflo, provide accessible entry points into the lives and ideas behind the discipline.

Textbook Authors

The course syllabus draws on the pedagogical approaches and conceptual frameworks of the following authors, whose works are listed in the References section:

  • Samuel R. Staley --- for the film-and-economics framework that informed the course's structure (Contemporary Film and Economics: Lights! Camera! Econ!).
  • Richard N. Langlois --- for Economics Through Film (ECON 1101, University of Connecticut), a pioneering film-based economics course pairing 12 films with core concepts from institutions to externalities. A key pedagogical model for this course's film-first approach.
  • David Simpson --- for biographical sketches of great economists (Striding with Economic Giants).
  • Larissa Wolfe and Stephen Buckles --- for visual approaches to economic concepts (Easy Economics: A Visual Guide).
  • Ha-Joon Chang --- for a pluralist, accessible introduction to economic schools of thought (Economics: The User's Guide).
  • Irene van Staveren --- for a post-crisis, heterodox perspective on economic reasoning (Economics After The Crisis).
  • Robert H. Frank --- for the art of applying economic thinking to everyday puzzles (The Economic Naturalist).
  • The Nobel Prize Committee --- for the prize lectures, biographies, and popular science summaries available at nobelprize.org.

FLAME University

This course is offered as part of the undergraduate curriculum at FLAME University, Pune. The university's commitment to a liberal education framework --- emphasizing interdisciplinary thinking, critical inquiry, and real-world application --- is the foundation on which a film-based economics course like this one can exist.